This year's Sumida River Lantern Floating Ceremony marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the war and will be held on the day of the Obon bonfires.
It began in 1946 to mourn the souls of those who died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raids.
Seawalls were constructed on both sides of the river to prevent high tides, and the event was discontinued after 1965.
In 2005, the Sumida River Waterside Terrace was completed, and the Sumida River lantern floating festival was revived.In a different style to the fireworks festivals also held on the Sumida River, the beauty of the lanterns floating on the still river surface made a deep impression on the spectators on the riverbank.
Since the start of the Reiwa era, in cooperation with Sumida Ward, lanterns have been floated down both banks of the river, making the lights of the lanterns floating down the wide Sumida River even more fantastical.
Nowadays, in addition to mourning the spirits of ancestors, people also write various prayers on lanterns, such as wishes for disaster recovery and pledges for peace, and then float them down the river.Many people from overseas who love the Lantern Festival also participate, and many lanterns written in various languages are floated down the river.
Same-day sales will be available today from 2pm.Why not write your wishes on a lantern and float it down the river?
#Sumida River Lantern Floating
It began in 1946 to mourn the souls of those who died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raids.
Seawalls were constructed on both sides of the river to prevent high tides, and the event was discontinued after 1965.
In 2005, the Sumida River Waterside Terrace was completed, and the Sumida River lantern floating festival was revived.In a different style to the fireworks festivals also held on the Sumida River, the beauty of the lanterns floating on the still river surface made a deep impression on the spectators on the riverbank.
Since the start of the Reiwa era, in cooperation with Sumida Ward, lanterns have been floated down both banks of the river, making the lights of the lanterns floating down the wide Sumida River even more fantastical.
Nowadays, in addition to mourning the spirits of ancestors, people also write various prayers on lanterns, such as wishes for disaster recovery and pledges for peace, and then float them down the river.Many people from overseas who love the Lantern Festival also participate, and many lanterns written in various languages are floated down the river.
Same-day sales will be available today from 2pm.Why not write your wishes on a lantern and float it down the river?
#Sumida River Lantern Floating
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